Agenda

Water Quality in Somerset, Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place - Friday, 26th April, 2024 1.30 pm

Venue: John Meikle Room, The Deane House, Belvedere Road, Taunton TA1 1HE. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services Email: democraticservicesteam@somerset.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
	Public Guidance Notes contained in Agenda Annexe PDF 518 KB
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1.	Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence.
1a	Election of a vice-chair for the meeting To invite nominations and elect a vice-chair for the meeting.
2.	Declarations of Interest To receive and note any declarations of interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting. (The other registrable interests of Councillors of Somerset Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes: City, Town & Parish Twin Hatters - Somerset Councillors 2023 )
3.	Public Question Time The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme. For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue. We are now live webcasting most of our committee meetings and you are welcome to view and listen to the discussion. The link to each webcast will be available on the meeting webpage, please see details under ‘click here to join online meeting’.
4.	Overview of the nutrient pollution problem on the Somerset Levels and Moors designated sites To receive a presentation from Natural England. Further reading: Predicting Lemna growth based on climate change and eutrophication in temperate freshwater drainage ditches Restoration management of phosphorus pollution on lowland fen peatlands: A data evidence review from the Somerset Levels and Moors (sciencedirectassets.com)
5.	Citizen Scientist research from the river catchments and the Ramsar sites To receive a presentation from Dr Andrew Clegg
6.	How is the water level controlled on the Somerset Levels and Moors? PDF 9 MB To receive a presentation from Somerset Internal Drainage Boards.
7.	Wessex Water improvements driving phosphate reduction on the Somerset Levels and Moors PDF 1 MB To receive a presentation from Wessex Water
8.	The contribution of agricultural pollution to the nutrient problem on the Somerset Levels and Moors - in terms of scale and the known unknowns. Item for discussion
9.	Summing up and next steps The Chair to summarise the discussion and any next steps.